Question

chemotherapy or \chemo\ is the use of a drug to treat cancer. surgery and radiation therapy remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain area, but chemo can work throughout the whole body. this means chemo can kill cancer cells that have spread to parts of the body far away from the original tumor. if cure is not possible, chemo may be used to control the disease. chemo is used to shrink tumors or stop the cancer from growing and spreading. chemo can also be used to help shrink a tumor thats causing pain or pressure. - \how is chemotherapy used to treat cancer?\ american cancer society what are the benefits of chemotherapy? check all that apply. decreases pain shrinks tumors kills cancer cells reduces pressure provides a drug - free treatment removes tumors stops cancer from spreading works throughout the whole body

Explanation:

• Decreases pain: chemo can shrink a tumor causing pain.
• Shrinks tumors: chemo is used to shrink tumors.
• Kills cancer cells: chemo's purpose is to treat cancer (implied killing cancer cells).
• Reduces pressure: chemo can shrink a tumor causing pressure.
• Stops cancer from spreading: chemo stops cancer from growing and spreading.
• Works throughout the whole body: stated in the text.
• Provides a drug - free treatment: no, chemo uses drugs.
• Removes tumors: no, surgery removes tumors, chemo shrinks.

Answer:

decreases pain, shrinks tumors, kills cancer cells, reduces pressure, stops cancer from spreading, works throughout the whole body